Rhenium(VI) chloride is the
inorganic compound with the formula ReCl
6. It is a black paramagnetic solid. The molecules adopt an octahedral structure as seen in tungsten(VI) chloride.
Preparation and reactions
Rhenium(VI) chloride was first generated as a mixture by chlorination of Re films. Bulk samples can be prepared by combining
rhenium hexafluoride with excess
boron trichloride
Boron trichloride is the inorganic compound with the formula BCl3. This colorless gas is a reagent in organic synthesis. It is highly reactive toward water.
Production and structure
Boron reacts with halogens to give the corresponding trihalides. ...
:
:2 ReF
6 + 6 BCl
3 → ReCl
6 + 6 BF
2Cl
It is unstable at room temperature with respect to
rhenium(V) chloride:
:2 ReCl
6 →
eCl5sub>2 + Cl
2
References
[{{cite journal , doi=10.1038/194374a0, title=Rhenium Hexachloride, year=1962, last1=Colton, first1=R., journal=Nature, volume=194, issue=4826, pages=374–375, bibcode=1962Natur.194..374C, s2cid=4166446]
Rhenium compounds
Chlorides
Metal halides